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New York City has never had a person of South Asian descent on the City Council. It has also never had an openly gay Black woman councilmember or a Muslim woman councilmember. But more than two weeks after the city’s primary elections, it's looking like the next City Council will be the most diverse in the city’s history [[link removed]] —a clear indicator that our movement to change the face of leadership is in full swing. New York City, and our country as a whole, is made stronger when its leaders look more like America. That’s a fact.
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Voting shouldn’t be hard to do—but states across the country are actively trying to make it so. According to a new Brennan Center analysis [[link removed]] , 18 states have enacted 30 new laws in 2021 that restrict access to voting. These laws make voting by mail and early voting more difficult, impose harsher voter ID requirements, and make faulty voter purges more likely, among other things. Let this be a new, urgent reminder that we must elect leaders who will protect the vote and expand access to the ballot box, instead of ones that do the opposite.
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A pathway to citizenship has been added to the Senate’s budget proposal! This is a BIG first step to winning citizenship for millions!
Now, we need the House to introduce their proposal. Call House Democratic leadership at 832-610-3896 and demand they move forward on reconciliation!
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We're back! After a year and a half of online-only meetings, trainings, and get togethers, we're doing it live and in-person!
On December 3rd-6th, we're bringing Ready to Win [[link removed]] —our advanced, two-track campaign training—back to Washington, D.C.! In this immersive program for candidates and female-identifying campaign staffers, you'll learn the hands-on campaign skills needed to run, win, and lead on the campaign trail and beyond.
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Members of our previous Ready to Win cohorts have run for office and won. Others have gone on to serve as campaign staff in local, state, and federal races. But regardless of their role, they helped change the conversation on who can and should lead, becoming the leaders our communities need.
So what do you say? Are you ready to join them and change the face of leadership? Apply for Ready to Win today! [[link removed]]
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